Since I keep being told you like my videos, here's another.
Last weekend I ran my first SCCA Club Race. Previously, I had only run Papa in PCA races and one SCCA time trial. This video is from the Sunday Group 3 Sprint Race with CCR SCCA at Carolina Motorsports Park. Papa Smurf runs in GT2 class... against all the "Big Bore" American Iron/NASCAR/Trans Am cars.
With old, worn out tires (used 3 days at PCA race at road Atlanta)and shifting issues, I managed to qualify 2nd in the entire group both Saturday and Sunday. By Sunday, the tires were shot and lap times tumbled to more than 6 seconds slower than on Saturday. Plus...there started to be a shifting issue on Sunday were shifting from 2nd to 3rd was difficult. There are at least 3 turns at CMP where 2nd gear is needed, so that again made racing "interesting"...
This video is a great example of how a good handling car (albeit with no grip tires) can perform against raw horsepower on a tight road course...
Notice a few times I had some agricultural excursions. ... :-)
When I watch this video, I feel like it's in slow motion. When grip sucks in a tight course, everything is slower because you come out of tr turns slower, you straight line speed suffers, etc...
Enjoy...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIgtYXsfvlo
Fun to watch! Your car sounds amazing.nice job
That's what I'm talkin' about.....sweet!
Danger: watching this video will make you lust for a 6. My gawd ... what a great sound!
Hey Bob,
do you "heel and Toe" on the downshifts, I couldn't tell from the sound?
Bob,
what kind of data and camera system are you using
I think I need to do some upgrades with mine and researching options
brant
Couldnt you run one gear lower in the slower sections? Feels like you have to wait a bit for the car to come into the power when exiting onto the straights?
Or maybe it just feels like that when watching the video because the car infront pulls away so fast?
Very fun to watch—and cool to see different kinds of cars go at it. Thanks for a little late-night diversion from work, Bob!
Just for comparison purposes, this was my fastest lap in Saturday qualifying. I could use 2nd better so you can see it looks a bit faster.
Honestly...I was still figuring out my gearing. First time running with the 915 trans so all the shift points are different from the 901...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCszhsk4M5k
nice work indeed
Thx for sharing those. A DA question but what kinds of speed do you see on the str8 aways?
Thank you for sharing. Great video. I saw you hit 120 at the end of the straight.
Great driving.
Very nice driving Bob. Race management 101. Work with what you have to the max!!!
Always fun to watch your impressive driving skills...
Bummer about the shifter.. then again, if you ran a V8 like your competitors, you would have been able to use just 2 gears more effectively
I don't want Bob to be short-changed...I saw "122" - he paid for every one of those M.P.H's!
T
Hmmm...I hear sarcasm in that comment there Mr. Tony... :-)
T
PS: Congratulations (really!), you did very well Bob!
Keep in mind...this is CMP. Barely use 4th, never 5th...
Oh, and I only have a little 6 cylinder engine...not one of those big honkin V8's...
Awesome!
What is your power to ratio? Have any idea what the other cars power to ratio?
Nice video!
Nice to see when your tires heated up, 1.5g's I don't think any of the big cars can pull those....
I guess it was just you two at the track? looked like you had it all to yourselves. great job!
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